Initial Water Quality Testing


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Graywater Water Samples:                            
Alkalinity:                            
Phenolphthalein mg/l 56 23 76 56 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND      
Total mg/l 280 240 430 260 170 140 190 270 140 150 200      
Carbonate/Bicarbonate                            
Carbonate mg/l 67 28 91 67 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND      
Bicarbonate mg/l 200 240 340 180 210 170 230 330 170 180 240      
Nitrate AS N (NO3-N)                            
Nitrite As N (NO2-N) ND<0.10 ND<0.10 0.14 ND<0.10 ND ND<0.10 0.036 0.042 0.11 0.34 ND      
Nitrate AsN (NO3-N) mg/l 1.4 ND<0.10 0.75 1.4 0.038 1.2 0.25 0.31 2.2 0.22 ND      
Nitrate-Nitrite (Total-N) mg/l 1.4 ND<0.10 0.89 1.4 0.038 1.2 0.29 0.35 2.3 0.56 ND      
Chloride mg/l 34 38 780 130 19 12 19 23 29 18 34      
Fluoride mg/l 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.25 0.4 0.39 0.29 ND 0.46 0.46 0.59      
Hardness (CaCO3) mg/l 170 83 78 100 110 100 110 180 120 100 210      
Ammonia-Nitrogen (NH3-N) mg/l 1.3 1.5 8 0.038 2.4 0.19 8.4 2.5 0.28 0.97 15      
Total Kjeidahl Nitrogen mg/l 17 6.3 32 2.4 7.3 4.2 12 9.4 8.6 5.1 15      
pH, water 9.5+ 9.0+ 9.4+ 9.0+ 7.3+ 6.9 + 7.4+ 7.8+ 6.7+ 6.7+ 7.5+      
Phosphorus, total mg/l 0.64 0.42 4.3 0.24 0.89 0.23 0.81 1.6 0.9 0.42 2.3      
Sulfate (SO4) mg/l 82 120 22 49 24 34 28 38 41 28 160      
TDS mg/l 590 560 1900 710 340 240 270 440 410 280 500      
Total Recoverable Metals Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes      
Boron, total 2 2.7 0.1 28 0.16 ND 0.34 1.3 ND 0.14 0.11      
Calcium mg/l 62 28 26 33 38 38 38 61 42 35 62      
Iron, total mg/l 3.1 0.21 0.11 0.12 0.18 0.12 0.17 ND 0.14 ND ND      
Magnesium mg/l 3.3 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.6 3 5 9.6 8 5 14      
Potassium mg/l 0.79 0.64 13 5.9 2.9 3.6 9 3.8 5.3 3.8 7.3      
Sodium mg/l 170 150 620 190 59 34 52 82 54 50 69      
                             
Coliform, total (1=pos, 0=neg) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1      
E-coli (1=pos, 0=neg) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1      
Fecal Coliform (CFU/100ml) 2.10E+02 2.60E+04 TNTC 0 1.80E+04 2.60E+03 3.44E+06 7.50E+02 6.00E+05 1.24E+04 4.60E+03      
Fecal Coliform (CFU/100ml) 210 26000     18000 2600 3440000 750 600000 12400 4600      
                             
Graywater Irrigated Soil:                            
Fecal Coliform (MPN) /gm 7 2 2400 <2 170 <2 2 <2 700 700 500 >160,000 30  
Fecal Coliforms (CFU/g dry soil) 0 3.34E+03 1.55E+04 8.36E+02 0 0 0 0 2.83E+03 0 0 2.34E+05 0  
Fecal Coliforms (CFU/g dry soil)   3340 15500 836         2830     234000    
                             
Background Soil:                            
Fecal Coliform(MPN) /gm 2 <2 5000 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 <2 50 50 50  
Fecal Coliforms (CFU/g dry soil) 0 9.24E+02 1.18E+06 6.33E+03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Fecal Coliforms (CFU/g dry soil)   924 1180000 6330                    
Sampling Date 01/25/99 01/25/99 01/25/99 01/25/99 01/25/99 01/25/99 02/08/99 02/08/99 02/08/99 02/08/99 02/08/99 02/08/99 02/08/99  
          03/15/99                 
Native VGCL SCL SCL     FSL VGSL(WC) VGL(WC)   VGLS VGSL      
Amended SL GSCL SL     GL GLS     GSCL SL     CSL
                           

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